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His father Attalus was the son of a brother (also called Attalus) of both Philetaerus, the founder of the Attalid dynasty, and Eumenes, the father of Eumenes I, Philetaerus' successor. [5] The elder Attalus is recorded, along with his uncles, as providing generous donations to Delphi . [ 6 ]
To the right there is a square situated at a height of 2.5 meters above the temple's level, on a specially made terrace, constructed under order of the king Attalus I of Pergamon (240–197 B.C.). The square encloses a total surface of about 1000 sq m (measuring 41×23 meters) and constituted an extension of the temple area to the east.
The Apostolic Administration of Southern Albania (Albanian: Administratura Apostolike e Shqiperisë së Jugut, Latin: Administratio Apostolica Albaniae Meridionalis, Italian: Albania Meridionale) is an apostolic administration of the Catholic Church in Albania, covering the southern regions of the country.
Attalus was born in Lower Macedonia in 390 BC. [1] In 338 BC, [2] Attalus's adopted niece Cleopatra Eurydice married king Philip II of Macedonia. It is said that at the wedding, Attalus made a prayer that Cleopatra may give birth to a legitimate male heir to Philip. This was seen as a direct insult to Alexander the Great. [3] [4] [5] [6]
By 220 BC, Attalus I is recorded as holding important games in Athena's honor, and likely expanding the precincts of Athena's temple. At some point at either the end of Attalus I's rule or near the start of Eumenes II's rule, Athena was given the local title Nikephoros, "bestower of victory." Eumenes II would create a magnificent new two-story ...
Attalus (Ancient Greek: Ἄτταλος) was an ancient Greek philosopher in the Second Sophistic tradition, who lived during the second century CE. He was the son of the renowned sophist Polemon of Laodicea , and grandfather of a sophist named Hermocrates of Phocaea .
Apollonis (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλωνίς, romanized: Apollōnís) was the wife of Attalus I, the first ruler of Pergamon (now Bergama, Turkey). The dates of her birth and death are unclear; scholars estimate that she was born around 240 BCE., [1] while estimating her death as any time between 175 and 159 BCE. [2]
She married Attalus and became the mother of Attalus I, King of Pergamon [1] Antiochis, a sister of Antiochus III the Great, being a daughter of Seleucus II Callinicus and Laodice II. She married Xerxes of Armenia, King of Arsamosata, a city between the Euphrates and the Tigris [2] [3] [4] Antiochis, a daughter of Antiochus III the Great and ...